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19,386 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Bamako, wildfires in Portugal and arrests in Georgia. Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelize 49 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mali

31 of its 36 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Bamako accounted for 28 of Mali's 31 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

38 of its 117 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Georgia

16 of its 41 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

488 of its 605 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Beirut accounted for 327 of Lebanon's 488 stories about harm, carried by 455 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Hungary

44 of its 146 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Budapest accounted for 33 of Hungary's 44 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Rights & justice

Belize

45 of its 92 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

96 of its 325 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

14 of its 26 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, flooding and covid.

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Rights & justice

Armenia

22 of its 84 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Puerto Rico (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Italy (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in China (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in France (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 Sep. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 19,386 stories about harm among 103,275 counted on 19 Sep.

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Mali stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 103,275 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon81 in 100 of its 605 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,479 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela53 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 586 Kolkata India64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Dublin Ireland35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualNutzen, Germany -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 21 stories, carried by 10 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 31 stories, carried by 18 outletsMontana, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsUpson Downs, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 67 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 19 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nutzen Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 21 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Petersburg Russia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,188 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,887 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,125 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,670 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,030 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,014 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 690 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 455 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed5,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,762 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions288 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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